Get to know your Ohio State Representatives and Senators and let them know where you stand on pro-life issues. This Ohio Government page lets your search for the contact information for your specific representative by your zip code. The same is true for identifying your US Representatives and your US Senators through these sites. Often, the GTRTL needs your help in being a voice for the voiceless and letting our political representatives know there are many of us in the Greater Toledo area that want their votes and actions to reflect the pro-life mission to value all LIFE. Your phone calls matter!
Legislation
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There are many bills and legislation proposals before our state and national legislators. Pray that they be guided by God to stand firm on all pro-life matters. Click for current legislative information from Ohio Right to Life.
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CURRENT LEGISLATION for your prayers and support, 2021
Legislative advocacy work can take years to mature and come to fruition but protecting life through law is the formula for long lasting change. It is the foundation to the daily work of sidewalk advocates, education forums, prayer rallies; the other side of the equation to safeguarding the right to life and Greater Toledo Right to Life (GTRTL) has been actively pursuing life matters locally and in Columbus. Here is a legislative update. Please put these bills on your prayer list and consider calling your state representative and senator to let them know you want to see them support LIFE with their vote.
All of this work is made possible by those that give to Greater Toledo Right to Life. Memberships to GTRTL are just $30. Consider showing your support of this critical advocacy work by supporting GTRTL or becoming a member online at www.gtrtl.org. GTRTL donations are not tax-deductible.
Legislative advocacy work can take years to mature and come to fruition but protecting life through law is the formula for long lasting change. It is the foundation to the daily work of sidewalk advocates, education forums, prayer rallies; the other side of the equation to safeguarding the right to life and Greater Toledo Right to Life (GTRTL) has been actively pursuing life matters locally and in Columbus. Here is a legislative update. Please put these bills on your prayer list and consider calling your state representative and senator to let them know you want to see them support LIFE with their vote.
- Life at Conception bill recognizes the preborn boys and girls as a person, regardless of the age of the preborn human. It prohibits all from killing these persons regardless of age by outlawing elective abortion in the State of Ohio. Furthermore, it holds abortionists criminally responsible for purposefully performing abortions and protects women who are forces into having abortions. This bill is in the beginning stages of working on sponsors.
- Ambulatory Surgical Facilities Regulations will update Ohio’s las to treat independent (non-hospital associated) ambulatory surgical facilities like other professional practices, with ownership transparency and having a medical professional be the responsible parties for the business. This legislation has been approved by legislative committee. GTRTL is communicating with the Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers. This is in need to finalize sponsor and will be introduced soon.
- Woman’s Right to Know bill requires abortion providers to give information during the informed consent period prior to an abortion relative to the possibility of breast cancer related to abortion, and to the possibility of experiencing post-traumatic stress symptoms associated with abortion, and to require abortion facility employees to be trained in the most recent medically accurate information relative to these consequences of abortion. The final version of this bill’s language is being drafted by the Legislative Service Committee.
- Public Funding of Abortion bill will prohibit public facilities or private institutions of higher education from receiving state money if they perform or induce nontherapeutic abortions or employ or affiliate with a physician who does so. In process.
- Sustain Life is legislation that would re-write statute to ensure that hydration and nutrition of a patient will be identified as basic care rather than as a medical intervention which can be withdrawn from a patient by a provider. It also re-structures the law regarding the diagnosis of ‘persistent vegetive state’. This bill’s language needs to be finalized then it will circulate to the team for review before providing education to politicians and grassroots. Then it will move to finalize a sponsor to be introduced.
- Humanity of the Unborn Education Act would direct teaching of fetal development from conception through birth to students in Ohio’s high-school Health curriculum. It may be reintroduced by Senator Antani this session.
All of this work is made possible by those that give to Greater Toledo Right to Life. Memberships to GTRTL are just $30. Consider showing your support of this critical advocacy work by supporting GTRTL or becoming a member online at www.gtrtl.org. GTRTL donations are not tax-deductible.
https://frc.org/prolifemaps
The maps in this link illustrate progress in the states on key pro-life laws. GTRTL works to educate legislators and the general public about the benefits of such laws in building a culture of life – where every human life is valued just for being; not conditional upon its usefulness to others or to the state.
The maps in this link illustrate progress in the states on key pro-life laws. GTRTL works to educate legislators and the general public about the benefits of such laws in building a culture of life – where every human life is valued just for being; not conditional upon its usefulness to others or to the state.
RIGHT TO CHOOSE ABORTION — (Ohio Constitution, Section 1, Article 1)
LATE-TERM ABORTION
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT — (O.R.C. 2919.121)
INFORMED CONSENT — (O.R.C. 2317.56)
PREFER CHILDBIRTH OVER ABORTION – (O.R.C. 9.041)
SAFE HAVEN LAW — (O.R.C. 2151.3515, 2151.3516)
FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE — (O.R.C. 4731.91)
ABORTION MANSLAUGHTER — (O.R.C. 2919.13)
FETAL HOMICIDE — (O.R.C. 2903.01)
PUBLIC FUNDING
Public Funding for Abortion
PHYSICIAN REQUIREMENT — (O.R.C. 2919.11)
PARENTAGE OF DONATED EMBRYOS --(O.R.C. 3111.97)
FETAL EXPERIMENTATION/SALE — (O.R.C. 2919.14)
POST-ABORTION PROCEDURES — (Admin. Code 3701-47-05)
FETAL DEATH CERTIFICATE — (O.R.C. 3705.20)
FORCED ABORTION — (O.R.C. 2701.15)
ABORTION REPORTING — (O.R.C. 3701.79)
WRONGFUL BIRTH AND WRONGFUL LIFE — (O.R.C. 2305.116)
RU-486 REGULATION – (O.R.C. 2919.123)
UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD (O.R.C. 2108.62)
CLINIC REGULATIONS — (Admin. Code sections 3701-83-01 to 22)
ASSISTED SUICIDE – (O.R.C. 3795.01, 3795.02, 3795.03) POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR HEALTH CARE — (O.R.C. 1337.11 - 1337.17) LIVING WILL — (O.R.C. 2133.02)
LATE-TERM ABORTION
- Abortions are legal in Ohio through the point of viability. In 2011 Governor Kasich signed into law (O.R.C. 2919.17, 2919.171, 2919.18) the Late-Term Abortion Ban.
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT — (O.R.C. 2919.121)
INFORMED CONSENT — (O.R.C. 2317.56)
PREFER CHILDBIRTH OVER ABORTION – (O.R.C. 9.041)
SAFE HAVEN LAW — (O.R.C. 2151.3515, 2151.3516)
FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE — (O.R.C. 4731.91)
ABORTION MANSLAUGHTER — (O.R.C. 2919.13)
FETAL HOMICIDE — (O.R.C. 2903.01)
PUBLIC FUNDING
Public Funding for Abortion
- (O.R.C. 124.85) Prohibits the use of tax money to pay for state employees’ insurance coverage for nontherapeutic abortions. (O.R.C. 5101.56) State and local funds cannot be used for an abortion, except in the case of rape, incest, or to preserve the woman’s life. (O.R.C. 3702.33) State “genetic services” funds cannot be used to counsel or refer for an abortion, except in a medical emergency. (O.R.C. 3701.046) State “women health services” funds cannot be used to provide abortion services and cannot be used to counsel or refer for an abortion, except in a medical emergency.
- On June 30, 2013, Governor Kasich signed into law the biannual budget which prevented two additional public funding streams from funding abortion. (O.R.C. 3701.033, 5101.101, 5101.461). Additionally, a new funding stream for rape crisis centers was created through the Attorney General’s office (O.R.C. 109.921).
- (O.R.C. 3901.87) Prohibits qualified health plans from providing coverage for nontherapeutic abortions.
- (O.R.C. 3701.65) The Choose Life Fund provides eligible organizations with funding for the provision of services to pregnant women within the state of Ohio planning to place their children for adoption.
- In 2013, a new funding stream for rape crisis centers was created through the Attorney General’s office (O.R.C. 109.921). Those funds are prohibited from being used to promote or refer for abortion.
- Also signed into law with the 2013 budget was the Pregnancy and Parenting Support Program, a funding source for crisis pregnancy centers on a fee-for-service reimbursement basis (O.R.C. 3125.18, 5101.80, 5101.801, 5101.803, 5101.804).
- The Maternal Opiate Medical Support Project, a three year program, provides 4.2 million dollars to improve the health of mothers and newborns with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. (2013)
PHYSICIAN REQUIREMENT — (O.R.C. 2919.11)
PARENTAGE OF DONATED EMBRYOS --(O.R.C. 3111.97)
FETAL EXPERIMENTATION/SALE — (O.R.C. 2919.14)
POST-ABORTION PROCEDURES — (Admin. Code 3701-47-05)
FETAL DEATH CERTIFICATE — (O.R.C. 3705.20)
FORCED ABORTION — (O.R.C. 2701.15)
ABORTION REPORTING — (O.R.C. 3701.79)
WRONGFUL BIRTH AND WRONGFUL LIFE — (O.R.C. 2305.116)
RU-486 REGULATION – (O.R.C. 2919.123)
UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD (O.R.C. 2108.62)
CLINIC REGULATIONS — (Admin. Code sections 3701-83-01 to 22)
ASSISTED SUICIDE – (O.R.C. 3795.01, 3795.02, 3795.03) POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR HEALTH CARE — (O.R.C. 1337.11 - 1337.17) LIVING WILL — (O.R.C. 2133.02)
